Coronavirus (Covid-19) infection has been confirmed in a pregnant woman undergoing regular health check-up at KMC Hospital Sinamangal. The 30-year-old woman, who was confirmed to have corona infection on Tuesday, is a resident of Changunarayan Municipality-3, Jhaukhel.
As the delivery time was approaching, she went to the hospital for regular health check-up and the infection was confirmed when the hospital underwent PCR test, said Bhaktapur Metropolitan Police Chief SP Sabin Pradhan. He informed that the infected woman was admitted to Patan Hospital on Tuesday.
The woman’s health condition is normal. The infected woman is preparing to give birth to her second child. As her house was secluded, other family members were kept in isolation at home, police said.